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<div><h1 class="article-title">How do I moderate a topic?</h1></div>
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    <p>Moderated Topics allow the instructor to review and approve posts before other site participants can view them. If a discussion is moderated, each post must be reviewed and approved.</p>
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    <h2 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Setting a Topic as moderated</h2>
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    <h3 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Go to Discussions.</h3>
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    <p>Select <strong>Discussions</strong> from the Tool Menu of your site.</p>
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    <h3 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Click Topic Settings.</h3>
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    <h3 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Activate Moderate Topic.</h3>
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    <p>Move down the page to locate the <strong>Topic Posting </strong>area. Activate <strong>Moderate Topic</strong>.</p>
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    <h3 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Click Save.</h3>
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    <h2 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Moderating pending messages</h2>
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    <h3 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Click Pending Messages.</h3>
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    <h3 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Approve or Deny pending posts.</h3>
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<li>Check the box associated with a pending post.</li>
<li>Click <strong>Deny</strong> to prevent the post from becoming available to other site participants, or <strong>Approve</strong> to immediately make the post available to other site participants.</li>
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    <p><em><strong>Note</strong>: Approved post will be visible to all site participants immediately. Denied posts remain visible to the instructor only. </em></p>
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